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The city of Oceanside, CA in San Diego County has approved the use of a "drone killer" by its police department. The device acquired by the city comes from IXI Technology. It was developed by the company using similar technology used by the U.S. military. It disrupts the radio signal controlling the drone, and either forces it to land immediately or return to its operator. According to local authorities, drones have been a problem particularly for firefighters in the area. Oceanside Police Department spokesperson Tom Bussey said that during the Lilac Fire in December, "We had a drone up and we couldn't make water drops with firefighting aircraft because that drone was in the air." DJI has unveiled new technology and tools to customize its enterprise drone platforms for specialized tasks such as infrastructure inspection, precision agriculture, firefighting and search and rescue. The new Zenmuse XT2 thermal imaging camera, created in partnership with FLIR Systems, is a critical tool for drone operators to capture heat signatures invisible to the naked eye. The FAI Drone Racing World Cup 2018 is coming to a city near you soon. A massive 24 World Cup contests are already registered on the FAI calendar for this third edition of the FAI Drone Racing World Cup, up from 16 last year and 9 in 2016. That makes the World Cup the biggest drone racing series around, and means lots more opportunities for both pilots and fans to enjoy the electrifying thrills of top-level drone racing. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!

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